Wales desperately needs to freeze rents and ban evictions | Mabon ap Gwynfor 'As the cold fingers of winter creep ever closer, this is the worst time of year to be at risk of losing your home' Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022
Plans put forward to build energy-efficient homes in Old Trafford Scheme is dependent on grant from Homes England Manchester Evening News · Oct 14, 2022
Northern Ireland estate agents still upbeat despite interest rate hikes The province is the only region of the UK where residential agents expect prices to continue higher in the coming three months, according to RICS Birmingham Post · Oct 14, 2022
Dumfries and Galloway's biggest housing association warns rent freeze could cost it millions of pounds Loreburn Housing Association fears any freeze beyond March would mean less cash to build affordable homes Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022
We need more homes like this, Labour’s shadow chancellor says on tour of Ancoats The Labour MP frontbencher came to Manchester on Thursday (October 13) to see the first new carbon neutral social housing Manchester Evening News · Oct 14, 2022
The market has failed to give Australians affordable housing, so don't expect it to solve the crisis The federal Labor government has promised to craft a national housing and homelessness plan and to fund new social housing, returning Canberra to a field it all but abandoned for a decade. A new Productivity Commission report is scathing about current arrangements and calls for far-reaching change. The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022
Region facing 'biggest house price drop in England' revealed - check prices in your area An estate agent in Cornwall has said as said ever since the mini-budget last month, soaring mortgage rates mean activity in the housing market locally has dropped significantly Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Housing markets tumbling, a signal that a wider recession is coming ATLANTA — The housing market is cooling quickly across the country under the weight of rapidly rising interest rates, a reversal that will worsen any economic slowdown in the months ahead, several real estate experts are warning. The Denver Post · Oct 13, 2022
Real estate Q&A: What can I do if landlord won’t renew lease? Q: I have rented in the same community for several years, and my lease is renewed yearly. A few weeks ago, management left a note on my door saying I was rude to a staff member, but I honestly don’t know what I did. Then I got a note telling… Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022
Channel 4's A Place in the Sun buyers 'crushed' after making huge ultimatum The couple were determined to get their hands on their dream home despite being repeatedly rejected Liverpool Echo · Oct 13, 2022
Liz Truss taking UK to 'verge of a housing crash' amid high mortgage rates LIZ Truss is "taking the UK to the verge of a housing crash" amid soaring mortgage rates, the SNP have warned. The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2022
English company criticised over letter inviting Welsh resident to sell their home for a holiday property Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, claimed it was a prime example of a company 'trying to deliberately take houses out of the local housing stock' Wales Online · Oct 13, 2022
'Threatened with eviction amid cancer fears because I set up residents' group' Nicola Calica-Myall, from London, claims she is being bullied by Sanctuary Housing after they sent her the eviction warning because she was unable to allow a boiler inspector into her home which they vehemently deny Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
More trouble for Truss as house prices face fall Owning bricks and mortar in UK as been largely a one way bet - particularly in London Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Experts say ‘storm clouds are visible’ in the housing market Mortgage market turmoil in recent weeks has compounded increasing economic uncertainty, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.
Irish Mirror · Oct 13, 2022 Young woman given 'disgusting' ultimatum by landlord before being kicked out of her home ""He started coming around more often and staying longer each time"
Insider UK · Oct 13, 2022 Housing association secures £96 million to build sustainable homes New bank loan should help build around 1,000 new green houses across the north east
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022 Property demand remains high but prices set to cool, says OnTheMarket chief Three quarters of active buyers in the UK were confident they would purchase a property in the next three months, according to the firm’s property sentiment data.
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 Signs of a slowdown in rent hikes but costs remain high ATLANTA — After several years of paying ever higher rents, there are signs that the pace of apartment cost increases may be slowing.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022 Rising mortgage rates are sending home prices lower For the first time in a decade, home prices in Southern California are definitively falling.
Manchester Evening News · Oct 13, 2022 Apartment block plan could bring 'high quality living space' to heart of picturesque town he proposals, lodged by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, would see a four-storey building replace an old mill and industrial units in Littleborough.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022 Airbnb landlords to pay tens of thousands of dollars under proposed Queensland levy Greens bill will see investors pay 5% levy on all residential property left vacant for more than six months
Wales Online · Oct 13, 2022 Sick message landlord sent to woman tenant offering home for sex He detailed exactly what she would need to do for three, six or 12 months secured tenancy
Chronicle Live · Oct 13, 2022 High Court hearing into controversial Quayside flats begins, with council 'at a loss' over inspector's verdict A government inspector overturned Newcastle City Council's rejection of the Plot 12 scheme earlier this year
Bristol Post · Oct 13, 2022 Bristol house prices have risen by almost 95 per cent in the last decade - one of the highest in the UK Homes across the city have seen a huge hike in prices since 2012